Benjamin Grimm

Edgy DC wrote: 1) Does he have an hispanic surname? No. (This will only work if nobody posts any questions until previous ones have been answered.)

We'd all ask him about hot dogs, I imagine. No, it's not Ed Glynn. I guess we could play Twenty Questions or something.

I'm still trying to get our first actual Mets player to visit us here. An invitation I extended a few months ago appears to be reviving itself. (No, it's not Joe Christopher.) I don't remember if I mentioned this one here, but I think I did. I'll reveal more if this thing begins to look as if it will happen.

I think that kind of a series would be interesting. It would have to be at a neutral site. Maybe even a neutral continent. They could play in Europe, or maybe Hawaii, so that both sides would be equally inconvenienced. If it was played in Europe, most of the locals would be indifferent, but the stands would fill up with American and Japanese fans. (I'd consider going to Europe to see the World Champion Mets play another round. I would have loved to have done that in November 1986.) And it could only help raise the game's profile in Europe if the series was played there.

That's a cheery thought.

Please don't archive until spring.

Please don't archive until spring.

Please don't archive until spring.

Please don't archive until spring.

Please don't archive until spring.

Please don't archive until spring.

seawolf17 wrote: Long Island Press: Josh Stewart, Dept. Editor - Sports jstewart@longislandpress.com The Long Island Press?? Didn't they go out of business like, 35 years ago? Has that paper been revived? I didn't hear anything about it. Maybe we can get a contact at the Brooklyn Eagle too.

I saw this movie last week. It's a documentary about Timothy Treadwell, a man who lived with wild grizzly bears in Alaska, and was ultimately killed by one. Treadwell, I think I can safely say, was nuts. Some see this movie as a celebration of a man who lived his dream and connected with nature, but I see it as an in-depth look into the mind of a disturbed person. I thought it was pretty interesting. http://www.grizzlyman.com

It's already starting with a bad title. After Rocky, Rocky II, Rocky III, Rocky IV, and Rocky V, how can he not call the next one Rocky VI?

One of baseball's longest droughts has ended. Most Years Without a League Championship 0Chicago White Sox20051Boston Red Sox20041St. Louis Cardinals20042Florida Marlins20032New York Yankees20033Anaheim Angels20023San Francisco Giants20024Arizona Diamondbacks20015New York Mets20006Atlanta Braves19997San Diego Padres19988Cleveland Indians199712Toronto Blue Jays199312Philadelphia Phillies199314Minnesota Twins199115Cincinnati Reds199016Oakland Athletics198917Los Angeles Dodgers198820Kansas City Royals198521Detroit Tigers198422Baltimore Orioles198323Milwaukee Brewers198226Pittsburgh Pirates197960Chicago Cubs1945

All you have to do is list your personal Top 30. Everyone else will do theirs, and thus the consensus rankings are formed.

Dave Righetti. But he spent a good chunk of time as a starter, too.

I can't imagine a Bad Guys Won movie being anything other than awful. Has a movie ever been made about Casey Stengel? A well-done bio-pic of Casey would be fun, although the Mets would only appear near the end.

I voted the middle category. All I know is that I'll be rooting for the American League team in the World Series, whatever the matchup. I like both the Angels and White Sox more than I do the Astros or Cardinals.

Nice going. I had no idea.

Another interesting tidbit: There's a 75% chance that at the end of this postseason, we'll see our sixth different World Champion in the last six years. (Unless the Angels prevail.) I'm pretty sure that's unprecedented. And if it happens, we can all root for the Mets to make it seven next year.

"Never got a dinner."

In honor of the Chicago White Sox and the Houston Astros, both trying to end years of futility. I'm a little surprised at how far down the first list the Cardinals are. And if not for 1986, look how far down the Mets would be. They'd only be ahead of four teams. Most years without a World Championship 1 yearsBoston Red Sox20042 yearsFlorida Marlins20033 yearsAnaheim Angels20024 yearsArizona Diamondbacks20015 yearsNew York Yankees200010 yearsAtlanta Braves199512 yearsToronto Blue Jays199314 yearsMinnesota Twins199115 yearsCincinnati Reds199016 yearsOakland Athletics198917 yearsLos Angeles Dodgers198819 yearsNew York Mets198620 yearsKansas City Royals198521 yearsDetroit Tigers198422 yearsBaltimore Orioles198323 yearsSt. Louis Cardinals198225 yearsPhiladelphia Phillies198026 yearsPittsburgh Pirates197951 yearsNew York (SF) Giants195457 yearsCleveland Indians194888 yearsChicago White Sox191797 yearsChicago Cubs1908 Never Won a World Championship 8 yearsTampa Bay Devil Rays199713 yearsColorado Rockies199229 yearsSeattle Mariners197637 yearsWashington Nationals (Montreal Expos)196837 yearsSan Diego Padres196837 yearsMilwaukee Brewers (Seattle Pilots)196844 yearsHouston Astros196145 yearsTexas Rangers (Washington Senators)1960 Most years without a League Championship 1 yearsBoston Red Sox20041 yearsSt. Louis Cardinals20042 yearsFlorida Marlins20032 yearsNew York Yankees20033 yearsAnaheim Angels20023 yearsSan Francisco Giants20024 yearsArizona Diamondbacks20015 yearsNew York Mets20006 yearsAtlanta Braves19997 yearsSan Diego Padres19988 yearsCleveland Indians199712 yearsToronto Blue Jays199312 yearsPhiladelphia Phillies199314 yearsMinnesota Twins199115 yearsCincinnati Reds199016 yearsOakland Athletics198917 yearsLos Angeles Dodgers198820 yearsKansas City Royals198521 yearsDetroit Tigers198422 yearsBaltimore Orioles198323 yearsMilwaukee Brewers198226 yearsPittsburgh Pirates197946 yearsChicago White Sox195960 yearsChicago Cubs1945 Never Won a League Championship 8 yearsTampa Bay Devil Rays199713 yearsColorado Rockies199229 yearsSeattle Mariners197637 yearsWashington Nationals (Montreal Expos)196844 yearsHouston Astros196145 yearsTexas Rangers (Washington Senators)1960

A hundred years from now they'll be talking about the Curse of the Splintered Bat.

Valadius wrote: 10-point maximum 6 to 10-point minimum (we can debate this) maximum of 6 points per player minimum of two players receiving votes (after all, the whole point was to avoid screwing the also-rans) That's pretty much the 2(a), except for the two-player minimum. The problem with that last wrinkle is that you'd also have to have a minimum point value for that second player, otherwise it's easily subverted. You could just do: Martinez 6 DeFelice 0.01